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Population in Serbia compared to Syria: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,549,143 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,500,256 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 4.15 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.77% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.5M (12.3% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Serbia vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Syria
2100 3,624,616 44,500,028
2099 3,652,806 44,570,009
2098 3,681,036 44,629,837
2097 3,709,552 44,692,566
2096 3,738,231 44,747,012
2095 3,767,093 44,774,686
2094 3,796,201 44,824,294
2093 3,825,522 44,853,295
2092 3,855,267 44,882,700
2091 3,885,260 44,895,349
2090 3,915,419 44,926,869
2089 3,946,052 44,925,891
2088 3,976,782 44,920,667
2087 4,008,021 44,928,298
2086 4,039,630 44,947,658
2085 4,071,614 44,913,669
2084 4,104,024 44,878,845
2083 4,137,041 44,850,592
2082 4,170,603 44,790,014
2081 4,204,520 44,723,244
2080 4,239,046 44,624,321
2079 4,274,213 44,567,127
2078 4,310,048 44,529,618
2077 4,346,216 44,484,155
2076 4,382,620 44,400,339
2075 4,419,404 44,306,882
2074 4,456,820 44,209,517
2073 4,494,554 44,102,028
2072 4,532,671 43,965,642
2071 4,571,200 43,821,617
2070 4,610,279 43,678,154
2069 4,649,626 43,530,683
2068 4,689,227 43,348,487
2067 4,728,969 43,154,741
2066 4,768,652 42,944,885
2065 4,808,648 42,695,249
2064 4,848,712 42,445,036
2063 4,888,888 42,198,056
2062 4,929,248 41,949,014
2061 4,969,370 41,695,586
2060 5,009,557 41,410,547
2059 5,049,580 41,097,942
2058 5,089,783 40,815,606
2057 5,130,427 40,534,091
2056 5,171,093 40,224,053
2055 5,211,735 39,918,930
2054 5,252,427 39,584,624
2053 5,293,039 39,242,144
2052 5,334,193 38,940,206
2051 5,376,024 38,629,604
2050 5,417,847 38,307,069
2049 5,460,219 37,986,965
2048 5,502,886 37,682,780
2047 5,546,051 37,391,752
2046 5,589,756 37,081,479
2045 5,634,078 36,744,441
2044 5,678,918 36,428,225
2043 5,724,337 36,090,851
2042 5,770,492 35,729,021
2041 5,817,068 35,352,033
2040 5,863,637 34,947,817
2039 5,910,619 34,533,772
2038 5,957,363 34,091,760
2037 6,004,061 33,612,993
2036 6,050,436 33,134,445
2035 6,096,764 32,608,669
2034 6,142,866 32,062,309
2033 6,188,997 31,477,500
2032 6,234,637 30,883,996
2031 6,279,936 30,248,264
2030 6,325,002 29,592,787
2029 6,369,418 28,871,638
2028 6,413,572 28,141,821
2027 6,457,306 27,355,002
2026 6,500,256 26,535,554
2025 6,549,143 25,620,427
2024 6,586,476 24,672,760
2023 6,623,183 23,594,623
2022 6,664,449 22,462,173
2021 6,834,326 21,628,839
2020 6,899,126 21,049,429
2019 6,945,235 20,353,534
2018 6,982,604 19,577,845
2017 7,020,858 19,224,668
2016 7,058,322 19,193,834
2015 7,095,383 19,424,618
2014 7,131,787 20,273,659
2013 7,166,553 21,666,917
2012 7,201,497 22,759,763
2011 7,236,519 22,878,098
2010 7,291,436 22,482,421
2009 7,320,807 21,976,969
2008 7,350,222 21,636,564
2007 7,381,579 20,884,125
2006 7,411,569 19,637,022
2005 7,440,769 18,814,091
2004 7,463,157 18,336,875
2003 7,480,591 17,889,296
2002 7,500,031 17,468,332
2001 7,503,433 17,051,338
2000 7,516,346 16,637,888
1999 7,540,401 16,228,061
1998 7,567,745 15,820,413
1997 7,598,538 15,417,542
1996 7,622,185 15,018,104
1995 7,628,264 14,616,801
1994 7,622,711 14,208,583
1993 7,614,328 13,795,686
1992 7,604,063 13,385,571
1991 7,595,636 12,980,821
1990 7,897,937 12,579,208
1989 7,893,787 12,179,060
1988 7,884,218 11,782,264
1987 7,868,027 11,388,923
1986 7,853,824 11,002,844
1985 7,835,902 10,625,672
1984 7,813,549 10,258,398
1983 7,788,100 9,904,809
1982 7,763,335 9,572,511
1981 7,736,787 9,260,189
1980 7,709,544 8,957,663
1979 7,541,997 8,661,909
1978 7,504,017 8,372,759
1977 7,462,783 8,090,501
1976 7,418,973 7,817,320
1975 7,368,717 7,554,364
1974 7,326,043 7,302,160
1973 7,283,902 7,060,321
1972 7,252,012 6,826,024
1971 7,211,716 6,598,094
1970 7,164,993 6,380,609
1969 7,123,249 6,175,166
1968 7,007,586 5,978,742
1967 6,966,522 5,790,198
1966 6,927,969 5,609,047
1965 6,876,624 5,435,267
1964 6,832,855 5,269,087
1963 6,787,950 5,110,467
1962 6,740,264 4,959,340
1961 6,689,077 4,815,466
1960 6,638,992 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Serbia decreased by 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Serbia's population will shrink by 16.7% to 5,417,847 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. The population of Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.9M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Syria
2100 -0.77% -0.16%
2099 -0.77% -0.13%
2098 -0.77% -0.14%
2097 -0.77% -0.12%
2096 -0.77% -0.06%
2095 -0.77% -0.11%
2094 -0.77% -0.06%
2093 -0.77% -0.07%
2092 -0.77% -0.03%
2091 -0.77% -0.07%
2090 -0.78% 0.002%
2089 -0.77% 0.01%
2088 -0.78% -0.02%
2087 -0.78% -0.04%
2086 -0.79% 0.08%
2085 -0.79% 0.08%
2084 -0.8% 0.06%
2083 -0.8% 0.14%
2082 -0.81% 0.15%
2081 -0.81% 0.22%
2080 -0.82% 0.13%
2079 -0.83% 0.08%
2078 -0.83% 0.1%
2077 -0.83% 0.19%
2076 -0.83% 0.21%
2075 -0.84% 0.22%
2074 -0.84% 0.24%
2073 -0.84% 0.31%
2072 -0.84% 0.33%
2071 -0.85% 0.33%
2070 -0.85% 0.34%
2069 -0.84% 0.42%
2068 -0.84% 0.45%
2067 -0.83% 0.49%
2066 -0.83% 0.58%
2065 -0.83% 0.59%
2064 -0.82% 0.59%
2063 -0.82% 0.59%
2062 -0.81% 0.61%
2061 -0.8% 0.69%
2060 -0.79% 0.76%
2059 -0.79% 0.69%
2058 -0.79% 0.69%
2057 -0.79% 0.77%
2056 -0.78% 0.76%
2055 -0.77% 0.84%
2054 -0.77% 0.87%
2053 -0.77% 0.78%
2052 -0.78% 0.8%
2051 -0.77% 0.84%
2050 -0.78% 0.84%
2049 -0.78% 0.81%
2048 -0.78% 0.78%
2047 -0.78% 0.84%
2046 -0.79% 0.92%
2045 -0.79% 0.87%
2044 -0.79% 0.93%
2043 -0.8% 1.01%
2042 -0.8% 1.07%
2041 -0.79% 1.16%
2040 -0.79% 1.2%
2039 -0.78% 1.3%
2038 -0.78% 1.42%
2037 -0.77% 1.44%
2036 -0.76% 1.61%
2035 -0.75% 1.7%
2034 -0.75% 1.86%
2033 -0.73% 1.92%
2032 -0.72% 2.1%
2031 -0.71% 2.21%
2030 -0.7% 2.5%
2029 -0.69% 2.59%
2028 -0.68% 2.88%
2027 -0.66% 3.09%
2026 -0.75% 3.57%
2025 -0.57% 3.84%
2024 -0.55% 4.57%
2023 -0.62% 5.04%
2022 -2.49% 3.85%
2021 -0.94% 2.75%
2020 -0.66% 3.42%
2019 -0.54% 3.96%
2018 -0.54% 1.84%
2017 -0.53% 0.16%
2016 -0.52% -1.19%
2015 -0.51% -4.19%
2014 -0.49% -6.43%
2013 -0.49% -4.8%
2012 -0.48% -0.52%
2011 -0.75% 1.76%
2010 -0.4% 2.3%
2009 -0.4% 1.57%
2008 -0.42% 3.6%
2007 -0.4% 6.35%
2006 -0.39% 4.37%
2005 -0.3% 2.6%
2004 -0.23% 2.5%
2003 -0.26% 2.41%
2002 -0.05% 2.45%
2001 -0.17% 2.48%
2000 -0.32% 2.53%
1999 -0.36% 2.58%
1998 -0.41% 2.61%
1997 -0.31% 2.66%
1996 -0.08% 2.75%
1995 0.07% 2.87%
1994 0.11% 2.99%
1993 0.13% 3.06%
1992 0.11% 3.12%
1991 -3.83% 3.19%
1990 0.05% 3.29%
1989 0.12% 3.37%
1988 0.21% 3.45%
1987 0.18% 3.51%
1986 0.23% 3.55%
1985 0.29% 3.58%
1984 0.33% 3.57%
1983 0.32% 3.47%
1982 0.34% 3.37%
1981 0.35% 3.38%
1980 2.22% 3.41%
1979 0.51% 3.45%
1978 0.55% 3.49%
1977 0.59% 3.49%
1976 0.68% 3.48%
1975 0.58% 3.45%
1974 0.58% 3.43%
1973 0.44% 3.43%
1972 0.56% 3.45%
1971 0.65% 3.41%
1970 0.59% 3.33%
1969 1.65% 3.29%
1968 0.59% 3.26%
1967 0.56% 3.23%
1966 0.75% 3.2%
1965 0.64% 3.15%
1964 0.66% 3.1%
1963 0.71% 3.05%
1962 0.77% 2.99%
1961 0.75% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Serbia declined by 0.57%, while Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Serbia Syria
Current population
6500256
26956472
Population rank 110/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.32%
One net population change
14.1 minutes
33.4 seconds
One birth every
8.67 minutes
55.2 seconds
One death every
5.36 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +2,596
Annual growth/decline -37,333 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate -0.57% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 5/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 +421,693
Net migration rank 140/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - 421,693
2024 -37,543 -8,132 449,784 546,494
2023 -36,427 4,348 402,713 757,309
2022 -46,651 40,118 369,750 735,142
2021 -74,494 -8,974 350,560 211,220
2020 -55,193 -10,220 327,992 269,050
2019 -36,810 -18,891 293,762 500,985
2018 -37,707 -18,883 242,530 514,102
2017 -39,317 -18,651 237,214 -287,501
2016 -35,998 -18,322 236,007 -124,063
2015 -37,605 -18,789 253,977 -827,496
2014 -34,946 -18,846 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -34,399 -17,866 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -35,288 -18,513 475,520 -999,267
2011 -36,906 611 543,950 -256,888
2010 -34,999 3,632 558,666 -54,359
2009 -33,676 6,043 559,314 -52,703
2008 -33,590 7,070 576,593 -402,393
2007 -34,693 7,045 529,162 801,514
2006 -31,870 8,018 480,616 682,911
2005 -34,227 7,945 468,960 13,382
2004 -26,121 7,300 461,209 10,881
2003 -24,686 6,854 457,000 -33,920
2002 -24,750 1,562 453,967 -35,096
2001 -20,259 -12,007 451,503 -36,383
2000 -30,065 -14,368 446,211 -34,425
1999 -29,408 -4,073 439,261 -31,394
1998 -23,006 -5,665 433,447 -26,025
1997 -18,389 -5,817 429,887 -31,571
1996 -16,007 -5,598 430,765 -30,197
1995 -7,628 -6,019 430,172 -28,122
1994 -7,157 -5,934 426,996 -12,630
1993 -5,703 -5,972 420,244 -8,828
1992 -3,779 -4,415 412,878 -4,063
1991 2,210 -8,483 410,830 -10,154
1990 7,416 -16,260 409,177 -6,620
1989 11,872 -16,360 406,111 -8,379
1988 13,852 -15,715 404,285 -8,426
1987 16,711 -16,686 399,159 -8,335
1986 19,407 -17,990 390,821 -9,485
1985 22,090 -17,646 379,231 -6,221
1984 23,815 -15,567 366,768 -5,245
1983 27,515 -15,301 355,375 -9,729
1982 30,603 -13,550 319,664 -721
1981 34,304 -8,531 330,237 -24,536
1980 36,273 287 332,464 -33,114
1979 39,022 -960 324,943 -32,793
1978 43,636 -1,481 316,724 -30,567
1977 48,105 -1,953 306,630 -28,275
1976 51,399 -2,744 294,267 -26,268
1975 52,502 -3,490 282,299 -24,389
1974 51,583 -3,525 270,735 -24,242
1973 49,596 -2,396 254,687 -17,502
1972 48,248 -348 249,027 -17,610
1971 47,424 1,655 239,610 -15,167
1970 48,343 1,861 230,117 -19,594
1969 50,304 4,112 219,114 -18,749
1968 51,653 5,430 209,454 -16,968
1967 53,120 6,114 199,223 -14,618
1966 53,338 7,037 191,122 -13,434
1965 53,383 7,957 182,560 -12,704
1964 54,185 8,045 174,549 -12,044
1963 55,580 8,276 166,555 -11,817
1962 59,307 6,064 159,155 -11,641
1961 61,065 6,422 151,485 -11,237
1960 63,642 4,377 143,687 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 85.1% of the population change in Serbia is from natural causes (a loss of 437,745 people) and 14.9% is from migration (a loss of 76,396 people). In Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

Biggest cities by population

Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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